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Spending your summer in Salford?

So you’ve finished your year at University, you have taken the decision to stay in Salford and are now looking for some things to fill your summer. Well Manchester and Salford have plenty going on over the summer months to keep students entertained no matter what your interests are.

For all of the arts students and art lovers out there we have the Manchester Fringe Festival going on until the end of July. In its fourth year now it is starting to become as well known as its Edinburgh counterpart. You can find out all of the information by visiting their website on www.greatermanchesterfringe.co.uk. Some of our current iQ Salford students have shows this year so why not go and support them? Next year our resident arts students from the Salford University Media City campus can also submit a show for entry.

If it's sci fi, comics and movies you're into, why not attend Manchester Comic Con taking place in the city centre at Manchester Central. They have special guests from Red dwarf, Doctor Who, Arrow and the one everyone’s looking forward to Robot Wars! For more information visit www.mcmcomiccon.com/manchester.

For all of our university music students we have Festwich. The UK’s biggest free rock tribute festival held in St Marys Park, Prestwich. This tribute act festival brings you blistering sets from the best rock and indie bands in the world, without their costly ticket prices! Why not visit their website to see the line up at www.festwich.com.

Another big event coming up is Manchester Pride, a week-long festival celebrating the diversity and acceptance of Manchester. It starts off with a 5 day fringe festival culminating in the big weekend with live acts on the main stage including Atomic Kitten, Texas, Dannii Minogue, Heather Peace and Manchester’s very own Lucy Spraggan. They also have the pride parade taking place on the Saturday, the theme this year being devotion; so why not come along and make a weekend of it? Visit their website to find full details www.manchesterpride.com.

Finally, for all of our foodies there's the Manchester Food Festival! If you love trying foods from all around the world it is well worth a visit. Check out their website for all of the information at www.foodanddrinkfestival.com.